Editors’ Note: As Deadline continues its Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series on the struggles of people in the entertainment industry impacted by the coronavirus-related shutdowns and layoffs, today we continue our latest series, Reopening Hollywood, focused on the incredibly complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. We
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New York-native Zane Buzby made her big-screen debut when she landed the role of the pill-popping hippie, Jade East — who gets picked up while hitchhiking and ultimately helps Cheech and Chong get to the battle of the bands — in the iconic 1978 stoner masterpiece, Cheech & Chong’s “Up in Smoke.” Aside from Cheech
There Are Even More New Stars Joining the Ensemble for The Suicide Squad Part of the fun of Suicide Squad stories is the fact that there are some characters who are included simply to be expendable – and James Gunn has loaded his The Suicide Squad ensemble with some high profile actors who could make
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com Teofimo Lopez was born and bred in NYC … but the boxing star bolted from the Big Apple before coronavirus decimated the city. So, how’d he know it was a good idea to get the hell outta Dodge? Well, disaster movies … where else?? “You ever seen those movies like
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Why Others Are Worried But I’m Not Some of the Cast I saw at least one friend (who also loves the source material) point out that he was worried that Timothee Chalamet was too young to be Paul. Then, he immediately contradicted himself by pointing out that at the beginning of the book, Paul is
Sean Penn had an intruder Friday … a swab that went way up his nose to test for the presence of COVID-19. Sean’s doing great work in the ‘Bu … he helped organize and fund a COVID-19 testing facility through his org, the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). In case you haven’t followed it, the
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp is going from the world of the Upside Down to world of the culinary arts in the newly released comedy Abe from Brazilian director Fernando Grostein Andrade (Wandering Heart, Quebrando o Tabu). The film, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last year, features Schnapp as the food-obsessed titular pre-teen Abe — although
Thumbelina Thumbelina, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s book of the same name, follows a tiny girl named Thumbelina (Jodi Benson) and the Prince of the fairies Cornelius (Gary Imhoff) as they try to find their way back to each other. Thumbelina’s voice cast includes Gilbert Gottfried, Carol Channing, John Hurt, and Charo. Why It’s underrated:
Editor’s Note: As Deadline continues its Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series on the struggles of people in the entertainment industry impacted by the coronavirus-related shutdowns and layoffs, we’ve launched a new series, Reopening Hollywood (or Broadway, as the case may be), focused on the incredibly complicated efforts to get the industries back on their feet
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Refresh for updates … As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, more events are being canceled or postponed and entertainment sites closed. The World Health Organization has declared a pandemic over the COVID-19 virus, which has sickened 823,626 people in about 170 countries and territories, with 40,598 global deaths as of Wednesday, according to the
Los Angeles-Local Alexander Martin was in his mid-20s when he gained fame after locking down the role as the naive foreign exchange student — who repeats crazy lines like “I am a sex machine” — in the classic 1998 high school party film, “Can’t Hardly Wait.” Alexander Martin was cast alongside an incredibly notable cast
New York’s Public Theater has canceled this year’s free Shakespeare in the Park season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first summer in 58 years that Central Park’s Delacorte Theater will stay dark. The 2020 summer season was set to include a production of Richard II, directed by Saheem Ali, and a return four-engagement
What’s the next step up from “movie star”? Because that’s where we need to classify Dwayne Johnson. The man isn’t just blowing up at the multiplex. He’s capturing the explosion in a headlock, pile-driving it into the ground, cracking a joke as he does so, then finishing us off with his trademark, 1,000-watt mega-smile. If
Actors’ Equity says it’s heard “troubling reports” that some live theaters are looking to begin production as soon as May 6. Legit theaters across the country shut down last month to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and Equity is skeptical that they can reopen anytime soon. Broadway productions are closed until June 7, at the
The White House on Thursday unveiled a set of guidelines to governors on “reopening” the country, with recommendations that movie theaters and other large venues can reopen but only with continued adherence to physical distancing. The guidelines set out three phases for reviving the economy, but only after states or regions meet a set of
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Brian Dennehy — the veteran actor whose career spanned 5 decades on the stage and screen — has died … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Dennehy died Wednesday night in Connecticut … we’re told he passed of natural causes and there will not be an official autopsy. The actor’s career began in
Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said Hollywood studios “are anxious to get back in this business once safety is no longer a concern,” shrugging off Universal/Dreamworks Animation’s Trolls World Tour going directly to PVOD as a blip in the road. It was a highly successful one for Universal, however, with Trolls bringing in about $50 million, according
Oldboy (2003) Some mystery tales are remembered for the motivation of their protagonists, others for the indelibility of their imagery, and many for having an unforgettably shocking conclusion. South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park’s masterful modern classic, Oldboy, is the rare kind of thriller admired for all three, telling the harrowing story of Dae-su Oh (Min-Sik
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Play video content RAPP Joaquin Phoenix is joining the chorus of people advocating for some prisoners to be released in order to prevent a coronavirus outbreak among the incarcerated. The “Joker” star’s specifically calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to grant clemency to NY inmates, saying … “The spread of coronavirus in prisons threatens the health
In the ever-changing summer theatrical schedule, Paramount has pushed The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run from July 31 to August 7 as its Mark Wahlberg action feature Infinite jumps to Memorial Day weekend 2021. Deadline reported that latter news exclusively today. On its new date, SpongeBob will share the marquee with wide entry 20th/Disney’s crime thriller The
China’s Dalian Wanda Group has issued a statement regarding its AMC Entertainment, calling speculation about the chain filing for bankruptcy “pure rumors.” This comes after an S&P Global report last week forecasted AMC’s depletion of cash by mid-summer and its potential inability to re-open by June, and as chatter has swirled about a possible Chapter
When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that
Exclusive Kate Beckinsale is proving she’s got a type — spry, strapping lads, 30 or younger — and in this case, her new fella’s on the younger end of the spectrum. The actress was spotted out Sunday in Brentwood, where she was holding hands with Goody Grace … a Canadian musician. Who also just happens